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Ndumiso Mona, who battled with a leopard.
Ndumiso Mona, who battled with a leopard.
Ntwaagae Seleka

"I stared death in the eyes. I stood with my fists clenched, ready to punch like a boxer. I told myself one of us had to die."

These are the heroic words of Ndumiso Mona who battled with a stray leopard that allegedly escaped from the Kruger National Park (KNP).

"I was hanging out outside a local shop with friends when we heard about a stray leopard roaming near my home. My instincts told me to run home. I was worried about my two siblings, who were at primary school," he said while clinching his fists like a boxer.

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